Brian Coussens

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Brian A. Coussens

Area of Focus: Ancient Mediterranean Religions

Education

M.A., UNC-Chapel Hill, 2014
M.A., Wheaton College (IL), 2008
B.A., Georgia Southern University, 2006

Research Interests

  • Second Temple Judaism
  • Archaeology of the Second Temple Period
  • Herodian Architecture
  • Architecture/Place in Agency and Memory

Professional Biography

Brian Coussens is an archaeologist specializing in the archaeology of the Second Temple Period and Israel/Palestine. His research currently focuses on architecture and its role in performing discourse and in shaping memory, particularly as seen through the lens of Herodian architecture. Since 2011, he has been a member of the Huqoq Excavation Project team, serving in that time in various roles, including Assistant Area Supervisor, Field Registrar, and Educational Coordinator. He is currently (2017-2018) serving his second term as Vice-President of the Graduate and Professional Student Federation, UNC’s graduate student governing body.

Publications

Brian A. Coussens. “Living in the Grave: The Herodium’s Tomb Complex in Light of Landscape Analysis and Second Temple Burial Practices.” In Proceedings of the AJS Seminar on The Practice and Materiality of Jewish Death, edited by S. Burrus (Forthcoming).

J. Magness, S. Kisilevitz, M. Grey, D. Mizzi, B. Coussens, and K. Britt. “Huqoq—2015.” Excavations and Surveys in Israel (Hadahot Arkheologiyot) 128 (Forthcoming).

J. Magness, S. Kisilevitz, M. Grey, C. Spiegel, B. Gordon, B. Coussens, and K. Britt. “Huqoq—2014.” Excavations and Surveys in Israel (Hadashot Arkheologiyot) 127 (September 2016).

J. Magness, S. Kisilevitz, M. Grey, C. Spiegel, B. Coussens, and K. Britt. “Huqoq—2013.” Excavations and Surveys in Israel (Hadashot Arkheologiyot) 126 (November 2014).

J. Magness, S. Kisilevitz, M. Grey, C. Spiegel, and B. Coussens. “Huqoq—2012.” Excavations and Surveys in Israel (Hadashot Arkheologiyot) 125 (August 2013).